Dearest Gemstones! Can you believe we've made it to the end of this journey?! Thank you so much for spending time with us watching the funniest show ever. We've all got a little (or a lot) of Liz, Jack, Tracy and Jenna in our hearts and our jokes. Enjoy this send off to a joyful rewatch (re-act) of a show that brings us so much joy, and keep an eye on this feed for what's coming next! And you can still hang out with Nick and Julie every week on Takes All Over the Place (wherever you ...
Jul 13, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve reached the end of the 30 Rock series and are as distressed as the writer’s faced with Blimpies for lunch, as emotional as Jack after a fight with Liz and as satisfied as Kenneth planning the future of NBC programming. These really have been the best days of our flurm. Join us next week for a series wrap wrap wrap-up! Original Air Date: January 31, 2013 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want mo...
Jul 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast Liz’s plate and DVR are full as she and Criss discover their twins are arriving in a matter of days, TGS has just one chance to avoid cancellation, and she has been avoiding diving into Treme. Meanwhile, Jack and Kenneth tour prospective NBC CEOs around the building and Tracy and Jenna go on national tv and do nothing to help the TGS cause. Original Air Date: January 24, 2013 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works...
Jun 28, 2023•35 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Tracy tells Liz to be more spontaneous before she becomes a mother, so she joins Jack in Florida and gets arrested at Harry Potter world. Liz’s magic misdemeanors are a welcome distraction for Jack, as unfathomable truths about his late mother come to light. And Tracy and Jenna take on management tasks in a Liz-free 30 Rock and wind up with 3 million oranges and an uncertain future for TGS. Original Air Date: January 17, 2013 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/t...
Jun 21, 2023•37 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Jack makes his biggest play yet to take down high school girl Kaylie Hooper (Chloe Grace Moretz) and be appointed CEO of Kabletown with the unlikely assist from Devin Banks (Will Arnett) and Jenna. Meanwhile, Tracy tries to channel his inner Liz Lemon in order to wrangle Octavia Spencer. Original Air Date: January 10, 2013 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their ot...
Jun 14, 2023•40 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Ms. Liz Lemon is a married woman who is receiving an award and in doing so is stealing Jenna’s life-spanning thunder, Colleen (Elaine Stritch) comes to New York for a final visit with Jack and a laundry list of tasks and wishes for her death, and Kenneth is upset so Tracy tries to cheer him up with Florence Henderson and tv inspired hijinks. Original Air Date: December 6, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that work...
Jun 07, 2023•34 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Liz and Criss are getting married! Top gun style. For practical adoption reasons. Until a very purple turtleneck and memories from beneath her underwear ball, encourage Liz to embrace her special day. All are invited and in lieu of gifts they will accept popcorn. Original Air Date: November 29, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All O...
May 31, 2023•38 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Jack inspires laughter everywhere he goes thanks to Tracy’s new Aunt Phatso movie which uses Jack as villainous inspiration, Liz needs bunion surgery to prove she can be a mother and Hazel Wassername returns sensing a rhythmic gymnastic opportunity. Original Air Date: November 15, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place ...
May 24, 2023•44 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Liz and Jack take the stage in a debate about which presidential candidate will be the best for Jenna Maroney, Pete desperately tries to re-ignite that 2008 Obama-based spark with the security guard Maria, and Kenneth casts his first ballot on the wings of an eagle. Original Air Date: October 31, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All...
May 18, 2023•28 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Jenna has become a northern Florida sensation with her Jimmy Buffet-esque song and her Crabcatcher following has taken over the 30 Rock plaza. Jack invites Liz to be his bait …errr chum at a Republican fundraiser and Tracy winds up helping Liz to fight for the side of ideas and Obama. Original Air Date: October 25, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other...
May 10, 2023•37 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Jack thought he was Steve McQueen in The Great Escape but it turns out he’s just an aging Pokemon, Jenna decides to lean into getting older, and Liz is determined to prove to Tracy that women are funny…or at least funnier than a monkey. Original Air Date: October 18, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place - wherever you...
May 03, 2023•39 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Jack and Liz’s plans to destroy NBC are derailed by a Vice Presidential candidate who looks like Tracy and is comedic gold. Meanwhile Kenneth’s mom (Catherine O’Hara) and her friend Ron (Bryan Cranston) come to visit and Jenna tries to steal helps bring their family together. Original Air Date: October 11, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast:...
Apr 26, 2023•40 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Big things are happening as we enter the final season of 30 Rock: Liz and Criss are thinking about starting family, Jenna is going to get married, Tracy owns his own movie studio, Jack’s going to tank NBC and Kenneth hosts a dinner party! Original Air Date: October 4, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place - wherever yo...
Apr 19, 2023•38 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Jack and Avery attempt to defeat their past year by renewing their vows, Tracy looks for a role model and Jenna helps Kenneth see Hazel’s evil ways. Meanwhile Liz and Criss get closer to having a plant - squee! Original Air Date: May 17, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place - wherever you get your podcasts. They can a...
Apr 12, 2023•35 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Avery’s back! Let the psycho-sexual mind games begin. Criss is earning his keep and his rewards from Liz with Crisspoints and Jenna is being trained like a southern "Fair Lady” by Kenneth and Tracy to prepare for her wedding sponsorship. Original Air Date: May 10, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place - wherever y...
Apr 05, 2023•41 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast We’re back in Angie’s (Sherri Shephard’s) world and there is an excess of rude. Jack and Diana (Mary Steenburgen) cover up their forbidden desires with Gus and Rus, Liz gets into a feud with baby Virginia and Kenneth fights a cord - all during Angie’s fashion show! Original Air Date: May 3, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over ...
Mar 29, 2023•34 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Liz and Criss (James Marsden) consider parenthood, Jack tries to make bad couches happen and Jenna goes full crisis mode over Paul and Tracy lends a hand. Original Air Date: April 19, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place - wherever you get your podcasts. They can also be found on social @takespod and @blergpodcast...
Mar 21, 2023•40 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Jack’s mother Colleen (Elaine Stritch) is in town for heart surgery just in time to ruin his couch factory opening. Tracy’s trying to convince his son not to go to college and Jenna is dating a Woggel. Original Air Date: April 12, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over the Place - wherever you get your podcasts. They can also be ...
Mar 14, 2023•37 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Jack doesn’t want to read the team’s self-evaluations, so he messes with Pete’s life instead. Meanwhile the writers are messing with Jenna, Kenneth is being very honest with her, and Liz is Tracy’s new dad thanks to her hair pomade and his renewed sense of smell. Original Air Date: April 5, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcast: Takes All Over ...
Jan 31, 2023•30 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast After a meeting with her accountant, Liz realizes she may be in a bit of a rut. She turns to meditation while Jack tries put-put, but really they both just need each other to work through their problems. Meanwhile Tracy works on his taxes and Jenna avoids the theater (when she should have been avoiding Hazel). Original Air Date: March 29, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Juli...
Jan 25, 2023•37 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast It’s time to start working on Kidnapped By Danger - the Avery Jessup TV movie. Jack and Liz are having creative differences in the script writing process, Jenna and Tracy are trying to rewrite the song for the film so that Weird Al can’t parody it, and Avery’s mother, Diana (Mary Steenburgen), strikes up a romance with the actor playing Jack (William Baldwin). Original Air Date: March 22, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adv...
Jan 17, 2023•35 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Jack’s getting desperate to get Avery back, so desperate he’ll talk to Matt Lauer and hire Jenna to play her in a TV movie. Meanwhile, Liz takes on Hazel Wassername as a mentee and Kenneth gets chosen as the contest winner for a walk-on role on TGS - where he forces Tracy to take his medicine. Original Air Date: March 22, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out thei...
Jan 10, 2023•43 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Irish mayhem and Liz thinks she can hide away from it all with Criss (James Marsden), but celebratory chaos shows up at her door in the form of Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters). Meanwhile, Jack becomes very invested in a Settlers-type board game with the writers and Hazel makes Jenna and Tracy rivals again. Original Air Date: March 12, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? ...
Jan 04, 2023•35 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast For the holiday week, we're taking a little break and bringing back one of our favorite 30 Rock Christmas episodes. Jack accidentally hits Colleen with his car, Liz get overly invested in Letters to Santa and Pete wants quadruple overtime. Happy Holidays Gemstones!! We're so grateful for you all!
Dec 21, 2022•48 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast The finale of America’s Kids Got Singing is sabotaged by Jack’s nemesis Kaylie Hooper (Chloe Grace Moretz), so he goes into battle mode and Kenneth goes into censor mode on all late night tv, including TGS. While Liz tries to fight off Kenneth’s restrictions, Jenna tries maintain popularity by introducing the world to her brood of donor egg children and Tracy fasts for his colonoscopy. Original Air Date: March 8, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod ...
Dec 14, 2022•39 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Patti LuPone busts back onto the scene as Frank’s mother, Silvia, who is pissed but mostly thrilled that Frankie and Liz are in love. Unfortunately, Frank’s girlfriend Lynn (Susan Sarandon) is under the desk and the truth will come out, putting Liz in the middle (of a mouse pile). Meanwhile, Jack teaches Kenneth paranoia and gets a visit from Stanley Tucci and Jenna and Tracy solve the mystery of Pete’s missing whisky in time for a birthday miracle. Original Air Date: March 1, 2012 Love the pod?...
Dec 07, 2022•37 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast It’s Leap Day and everyone but Liz is in the holiday spirit. Liz and Jenna end up in a slut off, Tracy tries to find a Leap Day miracle at Benihana, Kenneth has to show Jack the true meaning of the holiday, and in the background Jim Carrey and Andie MacDowell play out the Hollywood version of the holiday. Original Air Date: February 23, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie?...
Nov 30, 2022•38 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast Jack feels called to political/vigilante duty after being mugged and Liz feels called away from a life of upright citizenship after receiving indecent and infectious treatment on the subway Only one can prevail as the two battle for the soul and future of NYC. Meanwhile, Jenna and Paul try normaling and Tracy helps Jack with his political campaign and agoraphobia. Original Air Date: February 16, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the lev...
Nov 23, 2022•35 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast 606+607 | Hey, Baby, What’s Wrong It’s a big one! This double episode opens with the Criss (James Marsden) serenading Liz and closes with Hazel Wassername (Kristen Schaal) going full single white female. And in the meantime, Jack and Avery’s mother, Diana (Mary Steenburgen), fight their feelings, Jenna prepares to sing live through the yips with some coaching from Pete, and Tracy and Frank give Lutz terrible advice on how to pick up women. Original Air Date: February 9, 2012 Love the pod? Join o...
Nov 16, 2022•54 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Liz finds herself in a Jack off as she and Jack renegotiate her contract using the Donaghy Method, Kenneth is hurt because no one noticed his absence and ditches the TGS crew for Suze Orman, and Tracy and Jenna perform as robots at a Bar Mitzvah and learn valuable life lessons. Original Air Date: February 2, 2012 Love the pod? Join our Patreon party! You can find us at patreon.com/takespod and choose the level (adventure) that works for you. Want more Nick and Julie? Check out their other podcas...
Nov 09, 2022•40 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast 
